Carbon-based

Q: What is a synonym for "carbon-based"?

Common synonyms include: biological, biology topic, carbon, carbon-containing, carbonaceous, chemistry of carbon compounds.

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Adjective

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Based on organic biopolymers.
"carbon-based life"

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biological biology topic carbon carbon-containing carbonaceous chemistry of carbon compounds

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inorganic inorganic chemistries silicon-based inorganic compound

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"The biology on this globe is carbon-based. Some have speculated that there could be silicon-based forms of biology elsewhere in this universe. There yet could be plasma-based biology. There could be incorporeal biology. There could be other probabilities."

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